“The appeal is dismissed.” With those words at the Supreme Court in London at 9:52 this morning, Rangers tax cheating was established as fact. The charlatans who manipulated Scottish football fans were shown to be the disgrace they are.
Rangers made unlawful payments, totalling many millions of pounds, to footballers, who, by the club’s own admission in court, they would have been unable to recruit if they had to pay tax and National Insurance contributions for.
They lied to HMRC.
They also hid documents from HMRC, which only came to light during a City of London Police raid on Ibrox.
They hid documents from the SPL and SFA, failing to honestly register dozens of players.
They cheated the tax man.
They cheated the welfare state, the NHS, the police, councils, schools. They cheated the Army and other services.
The SPL’s (now called Scottish Professional Football League) Commission into these matters must now be set aside. It was conducted on the assumption that Rangers acted legally. Lord Nimmo Smith was clear that his conclusions were predicated on this point. A fresh commission is required, we cannot just allow the biggest cheats in British sporting history wander off into the distance.
The SFA has failed to call Sir David Murray to account, or the other directors of Rangers, who had explicit responsibility to ensure the club acted within the laws of the land and within the rules of football, both of which it failed to do.
Murray should be sine died. God knows, I cherish every moment Dave King controls things at Ibrox, but he was a director of Rangers with legal responsibility for its actions. They should all be censured.
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Moderator 2
Why does it always rain on me:)
Winston Smith strikes again.
HH
the green man. we friends’ lol.
Hunterlopers………..
Look at grammar, spellin’, profanity and /or gratuitous threats of violence……….
et voila.
:))))))))))))))))))))))
BIG PACKY on 5TH JULY 2017 10:51 PM
CQN is a diverse blog; being a Protestant wouldn’t make one unwelcome.
Being a Hun on the otherhand……
SelfCensorshipCSC
ROBINBHOY on 5TH JULY 2017 10:58 PM
Have you shared your concerns with Celtic?
Just seen that smarmy, smug eejit on Scotland Tonight with a sleekit grin, saying no action will be taken. So, crowd -funded judicial review looks like the way ahead.
This is really happening.
We are not scaremongering.
UK 2017
Big Packy
DD is my friend, and one of the best Celts you will ever meet, one of the good guys….ask anybody on CQN, they will be happy to tell you.
There are Celts from all communities, and that will do for me.
Ive never asked a Celtic fan what religion they are, and i never will.
Rejoicing and standing together.
What we used to do on the terracing.
Friesdorfer , was that John blue tie (copyright Bourne ) Mackay who said that ?
Auldheid@924
Hopefully Alex has scores to settle and as DavidO@i9.31 intimates lets hope he smells an award winning story and goes for it.
NobettermhanCsc
Friesdorfer – the other ‘tax expert’ fud did not have one clue.
Yip the wee fud was positively brimming with confidence that nothing would be done.
Action stations….
BIG PACKY:
Enough please!
well done mods, but DD is still right
Sleep well Timland
HH
KTF
DD
Ignore bud.
HH
Fellow Celtic supporters,
We need to act on this, and I don’t mean threatening to withdraw support of our club.
Would anyone be interested in taking some collective action ?
Incredible! I come back on to catch up only to find that the HUGE matter at hand has been hijacked by ‘skwerr go’ nonsense. iIf I didn’t know better…..
Deflection only serves those we are chasing.
Cowiebhoy
Was unaware of your father’s death.
May eternal light shine upon his soul.
HH
DELANEYS DUNKY:
Enough please!
BIG PACKY:
Last warning!
BCW
Yes,
What do you have in mind?
BCW
Action….sign me up.
I will be there:)
HH
THETIMREAPER
Absolutely we have, last year pre season in a meeting with Peter Lawwell who actually said that he had concerns about the safety of Celtic employees if we revisited the ZLNS enquiry.
I don’t think Celtic have the stomach for this fight.
Anyhoo late in Berlin offski to sleep.
Hail Hail to all of Timdom
MAGNIFICENTSEVEN:
Please leave it!
*……..Shepherd’s Crook please…………*
Mod2
Telt. Sorry. Off to bed.
and it’s goodnight from me, DD is a good man
BCW
Care to expand, what are you thinking regards action?
HH
It easy very easy to tell who the trouble-makers are. For example: TET goes to bed & the blog goes quiet :))
Just kidding TET
HH
ROBINBHOY on 5TH JULY 2017 11:20 PM
THETIMREAPER
Absolutely we have, last year pre season in a meeting with Peter Lawwell who actually said that he had concerns about the safety of Celtic employees if we revisited the ZLNS enquiry.
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And what could be more important than that ?
The answer to collective action is a big yes for me.
Crowdfunding also a yes.
I also want the millionaire EBT cheats of Liquidated Rangers to have to hand back their medals. They knew it was tax free remuneration and cheated their fellow professionals. Medals they do not deserve.
M7
Corpus Christi bhoys forever.
I’d just like the opportunity to do something tangible.
Creating a forum would be a good start.
There’s been practical and constructive suggestions so far, eg building links to other club’s supporters.
I wasn’t aware of anything the Celtic supporters groups did as a body.
100 voices are more noticeable than 100 individuals .
You’ll have seen the impact the Resolutioners have had ?
BCW
You know this is always the right place for collective action.
How about burning all Ginger Bottles in Protest?
Just a thought!
Macjay,
Justice!
Oot!
Me thinks the huns have had no so good a last couple of days, and to compound the misery, Brendans on his way as well.
What great times they live in.
HH